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NO MORE TRANS... IN BULGARIA


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Dear readers,

 

You are reading the words of a ghost!

The words of a delusion...

 

Bulgarian Constitutional Court decided that gender, gender identity, transgender are not Constitutional, in a court decision related to the so called Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) . Thanks to the pressure applied by evangelistic, fascistic and pseudo-family oriented groups, by reading materials written by transphobes,  by laying on their illiteracy on the topic and refusing to listen modern arguments, the judges (most of them women) decided that the Convention and the fake 'gender ideology' where they are putting the transgender issues are against our Prime law.

 

We don't need powerful being to erase us - the trans population of Bulgaria. We don't need a finger's snap or spell like 'No More Trans'... Our judges in the high court decide it, and prove that the hate, illiteracy, the abuse,  the discrimination, the lies and the anti-humanism are the main Bulgarian goals.

 

With the decision announcing that the only determining sex/gender is the biological one, trans people are send into nowhere. From now on it would be hard for us to change our documents, even impossible. From now on we are not human beings, officially. We are not existing! 

 

This is what my society is capable of, our big accomplishment - to ruin lives in the name of old values and twisted faith.  

 

https://www.novinite.com/articles/191318/The+Constitutional+Court+Decided%3A+The+Istanbul+Convention+is+Against+the+Bulgarian+Constitution

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Sorry to read this, this situation in your country is a symptom of a larger movement world wide, including here in the USA, where we now suffer with "Putin's Puppets".

 

In this world nothing is a given.

 

Take care, and be well.

 

C -

 

 

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That certainly was a heartless decision. If there's any way possible, you should immigrate to a more transgender friendly country. That's what I would try if I were in your shoes.

 

MaryEllen

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Wow!  But given current political climates and trends, it's not surprising.  Very disappointing...

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Just now, Briana said:

Wow!  But given current political climates and trends, it's not surprising.  Very disappointing...

Yes!

It's not a surprise.

They used trans women for distraction, told all the lies how the conservatives' nightmare about same-sex marriage will become fact if the convention is accepted, how the third sex will be legalized officially, etc. It was nasty campaign!

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Just now, Kirsten said:

That’s crazy! So sorry for you. ?

Be safe 

Thank you! I have to accept that I am living in a medieval country, mask as modern one... I had done that long time ago...

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I'm so sorry, Shelly. Please be safe! Let us know how/if we can help. ❤️

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I'm sorry to hear this.  Stay safe and strong.  

 

Jani

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Thinking of you, Shelly. I'm so sorry this has happened, though it's not a surprise. Stay safe and know that we care about you. 

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 Oh my gosh, I am so sorry to hear this, please keep yourself safe and be strong, I’m sending all the positive energy I have your way and hoping that more intelligence will enter the politics of your country at some near future point. 

 Hugs, 

Jackie

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This is terrible news, and like all of our other members, my heart goes out to you and all LGBT people in Bulgaria.  The return (if they ever even left) of fascism, despotism, corruption, xenophobia and antisemitism is clear as day all over Europe, even in well established democracies like Austria and Italy.  And yes, sad to say that it is making itself felt here in the U.S.

 

I think we can still win this fight, but a fight it will be, and all of us should do whatever we can for the cause of democracy and decency.  Our lives, literally, may depend on it.  The ballot box may be our last bastion of hope.

 

Carolyn Marie

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I am very sad to hear this Shelly. I know it is likely to be a dangerous thing for anyone to do, but as part of the Euopean Union, couldn't someone appeal to the Euopean Court to overrule any local decision (specifically the Euopean Court of Human Rights)? I know countries have vetos on certain things, but it is a condition of membership to accept the Euopean court. Economic issues specific with EU membership would likely generally far over-rule any issues with a minority which may jepardise membership.

 

Tracy

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  • 3 months later...

Hi Shelly, I know this is an old thread, but I'm also a transgender Bulgarian. What our government does to people like us is beyond discrimination, and I'll say that it outright feels like a witch hunt. I believe that our involvement in the Istanbul Convention was nothing more than propaganda to fuel a far-right agenda that preaches hate and intolerance with the decoy of it being "for the sake of the children". Frankly, I'm -crap- tired of living in a country where I'm seen as a public enemy, or as damaged goods. Sadly, I don't see things changed, seeing as our country's biggest nightmare is two consensual adults of the same sex having a marriage based on respect, trust, and love. Even though I grew up here, I can't afford to be who I am: a bi trans guy in an interracial relationship (the horror!) I don't see Bulgaria as anything more than my home country. 

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